Bill-filing cabinet.



G. JAGOBS.

l BILL PIL-ING CABINET. APPLIUATION FILED MAY 25, 1908.

Patented Aug.9,1910.

I I" 1 I A TTORNE Y which- GEORGE JACOBS, OF

ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO THE MCCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, A CORPORA- TION 0F OHIO.

'BILL-FILING CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Apyhwtion filed May 25, 190s.

ratenteaug. e, icio. Serial N0. $34,869 y To all whom it may concern: v w

Be it known that I, GEORGE J Acos, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new. and useful Bill-Filing Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a filing cabinet foi bills of sales' or accounts, as of a retail me; chant, and more particularly to that class of cabinets containing a series of leaves located uprightly in echelon, so that the upper edge of each leaf is exposed above the edge of the leaf in front of it, the leaves being hinged or pivoted and ada ted to be folded forward for the purpose o exposing and giving access to the' sides' of the several leaves.

One object of the invention is to provide means for individually and collectively connecting and gearing the leaves so that, when folded forward .to a prone position, or when removed from the case, 'they are adapted to be collocated or assembled face to face ina rectangular pack, within a space substantially equal to the area of one leaf and the combined depth of all the leaves, so that in this relation the entire series of leaves can be readily inserted in a safe or vault for security without consuming undue space therein.

A. further object of the invention is to provide means for automatically moving the uprightly disposed leaves forward or bacl ward at the same time the leaves in front of them are lowered or raised, so that the foremost one of the upriglitly disposed leaves always occupies the same vertical plane and is, therefore, conveniently accessible for inserting and removing bills at the same distance 'from the forward side of the cabinet.

These general objects, and vother subsidr ary purposes, are attained by the construction, mechanism and arrangement illlustrated in the accompanying drawing, in

. Figure 1 is a perspective view lof the cabi-v net, showing the leaves in their normal upright position with"somerparts broken awaly to show `minordetails; Fig. 2, a. vertica longitudinal section of the case and carriage, Slwvgingltheends ofthe leaves in ,their nor- `mallvertical position; Fig.r3, a similar secthe carriage.

Athroughout the drawing.

The cabinet is composed of the case 1, the

carriage and the series of leaves 3, with the connecting links 4. The case 1 is preferably made open in front and on top to give free access to thelcaves. The horizontal track 5 is formed or attached on each side wallof the case near the bottom thereof, and immediately inside of these tracks are located the U-shaped bearings 6 which are preferably secured on the shelf 7 in the case, which shelf is provided with the longitudinal slots 8 forreceiving the side-plates of The carriage 2 is composed of the sideplates 9, the transverse bars 10 andI 10a the wheels 11, which wheels are journaled in the legs 12 of the side-plates and are adapted to rest and travel on the case tracks. The horizontal fianges forming the ways 13 are cut and pressed inward from the sideplates of the carriage, each Way extending forward beyond the one above it; and the U-shaped sockets 14 are formed in the rearupper` edge of the side-plates. Thev spiral compression spring 15 is preferably pro vided between the transverse bar 10a of the carriage and the front wall of the case, and, as shown, this spring is held in proper position by the rod 1G, which extends inside the spring from the front wa-llof the case backward through the aperture 17 in the'transverse bar. The action ofthis spring tends to force the carriage backward in the case.

The leaves 3 are vpreferably'formed with end and side rims 18L and 18a vand relatively thin middle: plates 19, thus forming recesses in each side ofthe leavesl for the filing of bil/ls which are held by theiclips 20 in the usual manner. t Thefn'ormal Vlower edge 21 of each leaf isY roundedpand the` pivot pins or trunnibns 22' are provided on each end substantiallyimthjeaxis of the rounded edge. The :leaves a vhinged or Yconnectegjl together by means of 'the links 4, the rear end of eachv link beingpivoted on the trun gnion ofone'leafwand the forward end being and v upright position by inserting the trunnions of the front-lower leaf in the U-shaped bearpivoted at 23v to theend of the adjoining leaf at a point on the inner side of the trunnion with reference to the rounded edge of the leaf. This manner of hinging and connecting the vleaves of the series, permits them to be-assembied side by side, in echelon, ras shown in Figs.` 1 and 2, and also tov be collocated in a rectangular pack, as shown in Fi 5. f

"tlghe leaves are placed in the case in their ings of the case, by resting the trun'nionsof the intermediate leaves on' the respective ways of the carriage, and by 'inserting the trunnions of therear-upper leaf in the U- shaped sockets of thecarriage. The lugs 24 are provided on' the sidel edges of the upperreariplater adjacent to the trunnions, which lugs are adapted to enter the U-shaped sockets andA hold this leaf in upright position and the antifriction rollers 25 are preferably provided on the trunnions of the intermediate leaves to travell and rotate on the carriage ways.

The parts'. are so proportioned and arranged that when the leaves are thus placed in the case and onA the carriage, they will be positively supported, and held in upright position, face to face, in eehelon as shown mFigs. 1 and 2. Any tendency'of the leaves to rotate or move forward, is resisted by the r action of the spring which holds the carriage back in the case, the pull of the links which connect the trunnion pivots of one leaf to a point in the next forwardeleaf above its trunnion pivot, and by the fixed case bearings' which holdthe trunnions vof the front-lower leaf against rearward movement. When, however, it`is desiredto-.rotate one or more of the leaves. forward to-a prone position, the same is ddn'e by the hand` of the operator againstthe resistance of the spring; and, in` so doing," all the remaining upright, leaves `are drawn forward a distance equal .to the interval occupied by each of the leaves which are so rotated, andthe carriage is likewise drawn forward an equal distance by its connection with the rearuppr leaf. When itris desired to return one or more of the leaves to the upright position, the same are started bythe hand of the operator, and after beingsaised a short distance the energy of the s ringis such that thegleaves are automatially carried' the remainder of the way to theupr' ht position.

The rear-.upper leaf is alwa .held in upright positioii.- when in` the case by the engagementrpf its trunnions 'an lugs inthe Ushaped;s 1cl ets of the cariage side-plates, but it isevident thatby removing the leaves gefromdhe ease, which is accomplished by hriginff-them 'all to an upright positlon and y. i A are yjliftingthe trunnions of the frontlo\vovlea'fp1it ofthe Ushaped bearings, and

thetrunnions and 'lugs of the rear-upper leaf out of the U-shaped sockets, the leaves vare adapted to be assembled together, side by side, in a rectangular pack, as shown in Fig. 5, in which relation theyare adapted to be stored in a comparatively small recepv tacle.

the rotation of the leaves.

` What I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. A cabinet inoludinga case with fixe bearings on oppositesides therein, a movable carriage in the case having a tier of Ways and a socket on each side, a series of collocated leaves having trunnions near their 9o normal lower ends, and llnks connecting the 'ends of the leaves, one end of each link being pivoted on the trunnion of one leaf and the other end to the adjoining leaf inside the trunnion thereof; the trunnions of the front-lower leaf being rotatably supported in the ease bearings, the trunnions of the intermediate leaves being rotatably and movably supported on the carriage ways,

and the trunnions` ofthe rear-upper leaf being non-rotatably supported in the carriage' sockets; with means acting to force the carriage backward inthe case. 2.,A cabinetinc-ludin a case with fixed bearings' o11.opposite si es therein, a mov- 105 able ,carriage in the case having a tier of ways vand a socket on each side, a series of collocated leaves having trunnions near their normal lower ends, andv links lconnect- 'ing the ends of the leaves, one end of each 11C link being pivoted on the trunnion of one 'leaf and the other to the adjoining leaf inside the trunnion thereof; the trunnions of the front-lower leaf being rotatably supported in the case bea I'nga the t-runnionsof 115 the intermediate leaadsl being rotatably and movably supportedon. the carriage ways, and the trunnions the rear-upper leaf being non-rotatably s pported infthe carriage sockets. f

, 3. A cabinet including a case, a movable' carriage in the case having a tier of ways on each side, a series ,of normally upright leaves havingtrun loris near their normal lower ends, and inksconnecting the ends of the leaves, one end Jof each link being pivoted on the t `nnioi' of one leaf and the other end to t e adjoining leaf inside the trunnion thereof, the foremost vand rear- .most leaf trunnions being supported respec' 130 95eme tively on the case and the carriage and the intermediate leaf trunnions being adapted to travel on'the carriage Ways; with ineens acting to force the carriage backward in the case. l

4, A Acabinet including it- Cese, e movable carriage in the case having a tier of ways on eaoh side, a, series o'normelly upright leaves having trunnions neer their normal lower ends, and links connecting the ends 'of the leaves, one end of each link being pivoted on the trunnion of one leef end the other end to the adjoining leef inside the trunnion thereof; the foremostend rearmostleaf trunnions being supported respectively on the case and the carriage and the intermediate leaf tiqunnions being adapted to travel on the carriage Ways.

5. abinet including a case, e movable carriage in the cese having a tier of Ways therein, and a series of normally upright rotatable leaves geared together et one end;

the agesjof the foremost and rearmost'ieeves being supported respectively on the .cese emi thepermage, and thefaxes of the intermedietelegvee being dapted 'te travel on the te 'force een-inge Ways the cervix i i in the 5. '0: :met iileiudmge i ,l movable enirizege 1n f :R e having e t' ,1: of 'ways thei'eii'x, und "'eif'iv uptight n; stable 1 piveted to the adjoining leaf above the pivot-*point Vnii another link, wheieby the .leaves adapted to he 'ceilooetd eithei' in echelon or e, ifeetemsgulei? peel: sind to have their 0 opened epeii Wi tnessee Hmm Fliegen,

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